Alexandra A Barmpouti
Oxford Brookes University, History, Department Member
In A Human Garden: French Policy and the Transatlantic Legacies of Eugenic Experimentation, PaulAndré Rosental deploys an exceptional case study of applied eugenics, Ungemach garden city in Strasbourg, to discuss a range of issues in the... more
In A Human Garden: French Policy and the Transatlantic Legacies of Eugenic Experimentation, PaulAndré Rosental deploys an exceptional case study of applied eugenics, Ungemach garden city in
Strasbourg, to discuss a range of issues in the history of French eugenics. This eugenic
community was established in the early 1920s and existed until the 1980s. This was a
neighborhood specially designed to host a small number of young couples and families--with
specific characteristics in terms of age, health, and fertility--according to eugenic principles. The
ultimate goal of Ungemach was to form an ideal community with healthy adults and children, a
clean and safe environment, and qualitative and quantitative progress across generations.
Strasbourg, to discuss a range of issues in the history of French eugenics. This eugenic
community was established in the early 1920s and existed until the 1980s. This was a
neighborhood specially designed to host a small number of young couples and families--with
specific characteristics in terms of age, health, and fertility--according to eugenic principles. The
ultimate goal of Ungemach was to form an ideal community with healthy adults and children, a
clean and safe environment, and qualitative and quantitative progress across generations.
